Chords

triads

part 4 – voice leading

voice leading exercise

theory behind voice leading exercise

more theory behind voice leading exercise

how to use the pdfs to figure out best voice leading for triad combinations

voice leading exercise

1. find a triad for B major on strings 4,3,2 at 4th fret

2. decipher which notes are the 1, 3 and 5

3. use the following to find the II chord, C#m

Click to access triad-voice-leading.pdf

4. go back to the B triad, and use the same document to find the III chord, D#m

5. repeat the same procedure to find the IV (E), V (F#), VI (G#m), and VII (A#dim)

6. repeat all steps for the other 2 inversions on string set 4, 3, 2

7. repeat all steps for all 3 inversions of string set 3, 2, 1

8. repeat all steps for the key of Bm

9. repeat all steps for the other 22 keys (11 major and 11 minor)